This week’s Kerrang! cover stars Twin Atlantic will return to the U.S in late January as direct support on the You Me At Six/The Swellers co-headline tour, along with openers We Are The Ocean.

The sonically adventuresome melodic hard rock band Alesana, fresh off the enormously successful "Rock Yourself To Sleep" tour, have unveiled their most ambitious video to date. The clip is for the song "Lullaby Of The Crucified" from the groups new album A Place Where The Sun Is Silent.

New Brunswick, New Jersey's revered and influential rock band Thursday will embark on their final North American tour tomorrow, November 23rd.

Celebrated indie rock poet laureates The Weakerthans will be performing a series of special shows in both San Francisco and New York this coming December.

Columbus, OH hardcore act My Ticket Home will follow up 2010's The Opportunity To Be EP with their debut LP, To Create A Cure. The 11 track album was produced by Caleb Shomo of Attack Attack! and will be released 1/31/12.

Motion City Soundtrack and 89.3 The Current are proud to announce the second annual POPSICKLE Festival on Saturday, December 17th at Minneapolis' First Avenue.

Hawthorne Heights will be doing a live online chat with fans on the XBOX Facebook page today at 2pm pst/5pm est.

Ocala, FL's We Are Defiance are putting final touches on their new single which Tragic Hero Records will release in early January 2012. Song title and release date will be revealed soon.

Ripped straight from the pages of David Blaine's secret magic book, comes the music stylings of The Clippers. Born in September twenty ten, this two piece outfit came together and began playing shows throughout Boston MA.

We have a new interview that we just posted with Tay from We Are The In Crowd. Tay talks about getting stuck in an elevator during the filming of the 'Rumor Mill' music video, how the band writes their songs, and more.

The creation of Pioneer was an enlightening experience for the band. They moved into a farm in Gilbert, Arizona to write the songs for the album and came out with over 40 to choose from.

In keeping with their fans-first ethos, Avenged Sevenfold have announced that they will perform a free show at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA, on December 16th.

Harrisburg, PA artist/activist Koji leaves soon for a two-week west coast tour in support of fellow Pennsylvanian's White Wives (Adeline Records).

Artery Recordings are proud to announce the release of an additional 'Tough Life' video from Boston's hometown pride, Vanna.

The Scene Aesthetic will release their new EP The Days Ahead on December 6th, 2011. Pre-orders for the EP start today.

Mat Kearney is thrilled to announce the second leg of his US headlining tour in support of his critically acclaimed new album Young Love (Universal Republic).

Jack's Mannequin have announced 2012 tour dates in support of People and Things. The band just wrapped up a five week nationwide tour this weekend with a pair of hometown shows that included the sold-out annual Dear Jack Foundation Benefit Concert at Los Angeles' El Rey Theater.

James Murphy, former guitarist of both Death and Testament, As well as founding member of the death metal band Disincarnate, has had a relapse of the brain tumor that sidelined him back in 2001. Murphy stated that the tumor had returned but that it was a non malignant and that it was being treated pharmacologically.

Chelsea Lee's debut album 18 and Alive (Rockwood/Ryko) is out now! Lee will perform a handful of shows along the East Coast in the coming weeks.

We just posted an interview with Rob Vannice of JuiceheaD. Rob talks about the band's latest release, How To Sail A Sinking Ship, 2012, having a poster appear on Dexter and more. To check it out CLICK HERE.